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Wednesday WOWs

Welcome to Wednesday WOWS!
W-wonderful O-opportunities W-with S-schools

December 16, 2009

....Easy HEAR-SEE-DO action tips each week

HEAR .... Provide a message to increase awareness of knowledge/skills
SEE .... Show people HOW to make healthy changes
DO .... Help people practice and make healthy changes

Healthy Best Practices-Part 2
Community Youth Programs

HEAR

This week see more best practice examples, from the 2-part series, focusing on community programs.

SEE

  • HKC's Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Best Practices - View youth program successes from the following categories: Staff Wellness, Youth Leader Activities and Youth Program-wide Ideas.
DO

Try a best practice example that fits your organization and share ideas with others!

  • Staff Wellness - See how hospital staff create healthy change and invite the community to join. Try a similar idea for your situation -"Hospital Staff Develop Wellness Programs".

  • Youth Leader Activities - Use fun props, like this extension agent, to teach kids healthy habits - "Kids Jump into Health".

  • Youth Program-wide Ideas - Replicate a county librarian's ideas to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity messages into the youth community program - "Library Promotes Healthy Change".
HKC Monthly Webinar Training Notice! Register Now!
Plan ahead for the Food Museum activity booklet Webinar                           Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:00 p.m. CST 
See how to make the grocery store a healthy learning experience for kids!
HEAR - SEE - DO Tips for Newsletters

Cut and paste a HEAR-SEE-DO tip each week into your own parent newsletters!

Holiday Tips for Family Gatherings

  • Focus on conversation versus food. Spend time talking and keep your hands busy with a glass of water or low calorie beverage.
  • Keep yourself occupied with helpful tasks for relatives; that is, moving chairs or setting the table, to prevent over eating due to boredom.
  • Be sure to play with the kids! They will keep you entertained, moving, and help burn off those extra calories eaten.
Healthy Behaviors Begin With the End Blog
Healthy behaviors are the desired outcome at Healthy Kids Challenge. We always begin with that end in mind. Imagine a balance scale... Read More.
HKC Materials: Get 2 Booklets for the Price of One!
From Dec. 1, 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010 purchase a booklet and get another of equal or lesser value for free! That's our holiday gift to you! Start shopping!
Funding Opportunity
The following grant can get your school started with a garden to promote healthy eating, physical activity and incorporate science, math, and social studies curriculum opportunities. 

Welch's Harvest Grants 
Deadline: February 6, 2010
In partnership with Scholastic, Welch's Harvest Grants aim to help teach the value of sustainable agriculture and healthy eating through K-8 grade school gardens. Hands-on experiences with planting, tending, and growing gardens provides children a dynamic setting for learning.

Thought for the Day
"The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family." -- Lee Iacocca 

For questions about Healthy Kids Challenge, please contact:
Vickie L. James, RD, LD, Director
vickie@healthykidschallenge.com
1-888-259-6287
www.healthykidschallenge.com

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